Where to Find Rest

     Has your life changed in the last month?  Even more, has your life changed in the last hour?  We often find that things enter our lives that promote changes.  We didn't count on them and we didn't plan on them but nonetheless, they are there.  One of the sad things is that the older you get, the more things there are that seem to change.  It can be circumstances or it can especially be physical changes.  Coping with change is often quite difficult for most people.  Change often promotes distress in a person.  A number of years ago, the Reader's Digest came out with a list that graded the various changes that could take place in a person's life.   Readers Digest just reported it, but the idea of changes in a person's life have been around for some time. You could check off the ones that applied to you and then add up the score.  If you reached a certain level in your score, you were considered to be under a lot of stress.  That list is still around and you can still see how changes such as the death of a spouse or a move or a job change all promote some sort of change and stress in your life.  How are your going to cope with it all?  Matthew 11:28-30 says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."   
       These verses are always a comfort.  They are a comfort because they give us the solution to change.  We may not want to have change, but it is comforting to know that God has a better solution.   People are looking for a place to rest where they can get a fresh breath of fresh air and take a look at their problems from a distance.  Then, maybe they can get through them.  But, that place is hard to find in the world.  It is not hard to find, however, if you look at the Lord Jesus Christ.  There are some times when we are indeed laboring and are heavy laden with the cares that have been heaped upon us.  It is in those times that we like especially to turn to Christ and enjoy the fact that He is carrying our burdens.  We can trust in His plan for our lives and realize that tomorrow we will look back and see how we got through today.  So, don't fret, just trust the Lord and lean upon Him.  Praise God today that He is carrying your burdens and He knows all about them.  When we need to find rest we can come to God who gives the perfect rest.